[Anna N] Writing Practice Test 1002730

The line graph shows the trend of tourism in three different destinations in a European country over a span of 20 years. Generally, a steady influx of tourists is seen in coastal and mountain areas. On the other hand, there has been a recent drop in the number of visitors going to the lakes. Among the three tourist spots, the coastal area remains to be the top choice among international guests.

Tourism in the coastal area is noted to be generally popular, although a steady drop in the number of tourists was noted at the beginning of the 1990's. It gained its popularity back after its lowest admission in 1992 with 35,000 guests. Since then, visitors going to the coast continued to increase, noting its highest number of guests at 75,000 in 2007.

Tourism in the lake area slowly picked up through the years, starting with 10,000 people visiting in 1987. It even reached an admission peak surpassing the number of visitors going to the coast in 2002; however, the number of guests significantly dropped, with only 50,000 guests visiting in 2007.

Lastly, tourism in the mountain area has the slowest rise among the three destinations. From 20,000 in 1987, about 35,000 tourists visited in 2007. Throughout the 20 years, a steady number of tourists visit the mountains ranging between 20,000 to 35,000.

In conclusion, the coastal area remains to be a top destination among international tourists, achieving the top number of tourists in 2007.

International sports activities like the Olympics and other intercontinental games provide an avenue for countries to showcase their home-grown talents. Participation in these big events requires a great deal of commitment in terms of financial support and excellent training infrastructure. While there may be pros and cons to the process of training professional athetes, preparing specilized facilities for these national talents is a positive investment for a country.

Excellent sports facilities serve several purposes. Good infrastructure gives a great training ground for athletes to be able to compete on an international level. Not only do they improve on their skills, but they also represent the potential capabilities that their country can be proud of. In addition, facilities with top quality equipment also reflect a country's advancement.

Though a great deal of finances is being put into specialized sports facilities, investing in public sports facilities is also a need that should not be set aside. Accessibility to safe parks and playgrounds contribute to the general public's welfare and also reflect a country's capability to achieve social development. Because of such importance, building special sports facilities does not always equate to the public facilities being forgotten. Both infrastructures require ample financial support and consistent improvement in order to cater to everyone's welfare.

In summary, specialized sports facilities is a great investment for a country because not only do these infrastructures help prepare athletes at an international level, they also represent what a country is capable of to the rest of the world.